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07/31/09
My favoret Thai in town
by Mark01 at Citysearch
I tried Mekong Cafe shortly after returning from a trip to Bangkok and of all the Thai restaurants in town I don't think any come as close to what the food is actually like in Thailand except for Mekong Cafe.
The only significant difference from Thai food in Thailand and what you get at Mekong cafe is you get about 5 times the portion size.
I love to order my dishes authentic!
- Pros: Order it authentic!
- Cons: Can get very busy
07/29/08
Its just OK, overpriced, and overrated!
by annifer10 at Citysearch
I'd seen ME KONG & I was curious. I absolutely LOVE Thai food, I read the reviews haralding praise of "the best Thai in town", so I had to try it. But when I had lunch at Me Kong, I couldn't understand what everyone is raving about. I ordered the yellow curry lunch special ($7.95) and I thought it was just ok. The review below who said the curry is heavy on the flavor of coconut milk is right on! That flavor completely overpowers the other spices in the curry, which should meld together in notes. Another issue I had with this dish is that the chicken thighs (which were not cleaned of tendons or fat to my liking) were simply cut up & cooked with no spices (they should have used the similar spices used in the curry to blend the flavors), and thrown into the curry sauce to serve my order. A curry should taste like its been stewed.
Although I've never been to Asia, I'm from LA, and there are DOZENS of GREAT thai places lining up with lunch specials as low cost as $3.95 a head. So I thought this place was ok, expensive, and overrated.
I know of a GREAT LOCAL THAI PLACE IN SANDY...anyone who thinks MEKONG is the bomb should go try HIGH NOTE THAI (about 8800 South on 700 east next to Colosimos) & see what they're missing. They have INCREDIBLE curry (I recommend the MASSMAN)...not to mention the service is always quick and with a smile (& nice ambiance)!
- Pros: nice ambience, nice server
- Cons: food is just ok, and expensive
04/03/08
Best Thai food around
by tomacan at Citysearch
I've been to several Thai and Chinese restaurants and this one is mine and my wife's favorite place. The green curry chicken and green curry pork are absolutely fantastic. Also, their lunch menu is a great price. Sometimes the speed of service is a little slow, but it is more than made up by the great food.
